Well ... as they say ... in for a penny in for a pound.
I would go with Linux (unix != linux). You are going to need very little experience setting it up. It is really just a handful of commands that you require. If you are toe dipping into the world here then you may as well come up with a whole host of experience.
You are right, once the environment is setup you will be fine. Depends on what you are planning on doing mind you, if you need a db (which i suspect you will) then you will have all this fun to go through again with MySQL/PostGres or SQLServer (depending on your setup).
pssst never trust a sales rep ... they will always lead you down the path they way, not the path you want. Do not be fooled that the fact Windows gives you a mouse that suddenly its just a few clicks and you are away. As you are seeing, Windows as a remote server (let alone a production server) isn't without its problems.
It sounds like you are doing this to expand your own experience and learn something new. So step back for a minute, think about what it is really you really want, and then let us know (or email me offlist if you prefer).
Aaron J. White wrote:
Well, I choose to use a windows 2008 server because I have next to no unix experience. Having no experience with setting up my own environment, no linux experience, and knowing very little about openbd seemed like a lot to learn at one time. A sales rep also suggested that I just stick with windows. If I can just get the environment setup I think I will be ok. I'll check for to see if I have cyqwin running anywhere.
-- online documentation: http://openbd.org/manual/ google+ hints/tips: https://plus.google.com/115990347459711259462 http://groups.google.com/group/openbd?hl=en
